Southside Elementary School Naming Process

April 24, 2023 Update - Naming Paused:

Announcement from the Board of Education
We would like to inform the community that the decision has been made to pause the work of naming our newest elementary school on the city's south side. With the recent news of our superintendent retiring, the onboarding of an interim superintendent, and beginning the process to find a new superintendent, the Board has decided that it must focus their work on these areas, as well as keeping the budget process moving along smoothly.

We want to thank all those who submitted a proposal; we received a total of 67 responses.
These proposals will be secure until we can open up this process again. Thank you for your
patience as we work to make the upcoming transitions as smooth as possible.

Background:

This web page has been created to keep the community informed of our work as we progress through the naming process of the new southside elementary school currently under construction in the Rimrock area. This site currently houses the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center and Badger Rock Middle School located at 501 E. Badger Road.

The new elementary school will be attached to the current building and will serve between 400 and 450 students. This site is in the center of the community, providing one of the best walking school options available and is located next to a current City of Madison park. The new school as designed at this time will have the same attendance area that exists today for Allis Elementary School. We cannot wait to welcome Rimrock area students to their new neighborhood school!

We anticipate that the new school will open in the fall of 2023 but could be affected by construction timelines. There will be active communication with the school community throughout the process to keep families informed. Updates on the construction process can be accessed on the MMSD website.

We will be using typical communication channels to keep our district informed of updates -- including our newsletters, website, Facebook and Twitter, etc. Targeted communications will be sent to the Allis Elementary school community.

Meeting Notice

Ad Hoc Committee meeting dates/times, agendas, and minutes are published on BoardDocs.

View meeting agendas and notices

Meetings are also broadcast on the Board of Education's YouTube channel.

Watch meetings on YouTube

Timeline

Date	Meeting/Item	Details
Ongoing	Submit feedback/ public input	All community members are invited to submit feedback, which will be received by the Board of Education and Ad Hoc Committee. Please use the feedback form below.
April 24, 2023	Board of Education Regular Meeting	The Board announced it has paused the work of naming the new Southside Elementary School.
February 6, 2023	Board of Education Instruction Work Group	The Superintendent and the Board of Education began the process for naming the new southside elementary school.
February 7 - March 9, 2023	Submit naming proposal	Per School Board Policy (6700), the public has a minimum 30-day window to submit proposals that meet specific criteria (see below). The window for submitting proposals closed at 8 a.m. on March 9, 2023.

As meetings and process items are confirmed, they will be added to this list for easy reference.

Board Policy 6700

Board of Education Role

Board of Education Role and Ad Hoc Committee

The Board of Education established a 12-member ad hoc committee composed of community members at a special meeting on March 14, 2022. These members are recommended by Board of Education members. The chairperson for the committee is then designated by the Board President. Once the proposals are gathered, this committee will then begin its work in accordance with the policy.

Below is a more detailed description of the role of the Board of Education in this process:

Appoint a Citizens Naming Committee. The Citizens Naming Committee shall consist of twelve individuals and a chairperson appointed by the Board President and approved by the BOARD OF EDUCATION. Each Board Member may recommend up to five names to serve on the Committee, and the Board President shall select Committee members from these names. The BOARD OF EDUCATION shall strive to ensure that the Citizens Naming Committee is representative of the District as a whole.
The chairperson will be selected by the President of the BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Establish a date by which the work of the Citizens Naming Committee must be completed.

Ad Hoc Committee Members

Citizens' Ad Hoc Committee Membership List

Members of the committee will be determined by the Board of Education at an upcoming meeting.
The Board of Education will establish a 12-member ad hoc committee composed of community members at this meeting. These members are recommended by Board of Education members. The chairperson for the committee is then designated by the Board President.

Staff Representative
Carlettra Stanford, Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools
Chelsey Tubbs, Deputy Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools

Public Input

Public input will continue through this web page for the entire process. Meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee will be publicly noticed and broadcast via the MMSD Board of Education YouTube channel in the same way that all other open Board meetings are shared.

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April 24, 2023 Update - Naming Paused:

Background:

Meeting Notice

Timeline

Board Policy 6700

Board Policy 6700

Board of Education Role

Board of Education Role and Ad Hoc Committee

Ad Hoc Committee Members

Citizens' Ad Hoc Committee Membership List

Public Input

To submit feedback, please use this web form.

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